And there are still more meteor showers left between now and New Year's, with at least one fireball event happening at all ...

The Quandrantids is named for the Quadrans Muralis constellation, which was abandoned in 1922. The best time to see it will be the evening of Jan. 2 and the morning of Jan. 3. It can throw upward ...

Still, they usually come from a spot close to the end of the handle of the Big Dipper, specifically from a group of stars once a constellation called Quadrans Muralis. The name is no longer used ...